Shoe



l July 31, 19231. 1,463,278

1 J. D. YEAGER SHOE Filed Nov.,v 19. 1921 INVENTOR.

Patented .lilly 3l, 1923i.

J OHN DAVID YEAGER, O-F'PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

Application led November i9, 192i. Serial No. 516,447. I

To all whom it may cof/wem:

Be it known that/I, JOHN Diivin Ynnonn,V

a citizen of the United States, residing at 103 So. 63rd St.,Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania,have invented a new and useful improvement in Slices, of which thefollowing is a speciication. y

My improvement in shoes relates to Ywrinkles that occur in the leathervamps of slices that rub or bite down on the large -to'es in back of thetips. lThese wrinkles are caused by the plumpness of the leathercontracting a sharp firm wrinkle, due to the rough side of thepvampleather clinging to the roughness of the fabric linings and bearing downon the large toes at every step, which rubs a blister and tortures thewearer to unlimited agonies. Y l i My improvement consists of a piece offabric with glazed sides, one half inch wide and inlengths `varying tocontorni with the various sizes of shoes, extending from the vamp seams,where it is stitched to vamp, `across Yleather and the fabric linings;and left loose (not stitched fast), soas to have i'ree action in everystep taken by the foot. Y Y

This fabric being inserted at thisY location on each shoe (over the lineof the large toes) prevents the rough sides of the `vamp leather Yfromclinging to the rough sides of the fabric linings, and acts as a slidefor thel vamp leather, preventing the friction oi the vamp leatherwrinkles, thus allowing the fabric linings to be free of the vampleather and follow the bend or" the toe joints, without the sharppressure or the vamp leather wrinkles bearing down on the large toes.

rlhis fabric is inexpensive,'iine and thin and resists perspiration,also undetectable after insertion in the shoes, being thin, though'tough and durable'and cannot be felt by theY wearer and still standwear i'or this purpose.

Figure l is a top view oi the vamp an'd toe of a shoe partly brokenaway, Figure 2 is a sectional side view `of the inside of a shoe innormal position. Figure 3 is a sectional side view of the inside or"V ashoe in a stepping position or walking position.

Similar letters refer to similar parts thru out the three views.

Figure yl shows the location of the improvement (E) which is on theinner sides of the vamp (D) one quarter inch from the vamp seam (F),extending across the'vamp (D) to a point beyond the end o tip (B) whichend is not stitched (G), between the' vamp vleather (D) and the fabriclinings is'stitched, to the point beyond the end ol the tip (B) where itis not stitched.(G) between the vamp leather (D) and the fabric linings(C). v Figure 3 shows the location ofthe improvement (E) which isstitched fast at vamp seams (F and extending across vamp to a pointVbeyond the end of tip (B) where` it Vis left loose (G) (not stitched)which separates vamp leather (D) ironi the the vamp to the toe boxes,betweenthe vamp fabric linings and the wrinldein the vamp leather inbaci: oic thetip which rubs down o-n the toes, and the tab-v ric linings(C) which are separated trom the vamp leatherl (D) by the improvement(E) which minimizes the friction of' the vamp leather wrinkles (D). v

I am aware that prior to my invention, 'fabric with glazed sides hasbeen used toi' Y :centre line of the vamp and stitched to the Vso otherpurposes, but l am not aware that tabl ric with glazed sides has beenused 'For the purpose of my invention, substantially as described andsubstantially as shown.

, claim A shoe comprising a vamp, a vamp liningf and a strip oi fabric,glazed on bothV sides, extending over, the top or the toot between vthevamp and lining and ybetween the vamp" throat seam and the tipseam,secured at' the former land free at the latter. l

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Vitn'esses: y i Y y i W'ILLLAM YEAGER, il LILLIAN B. YEAGER.

